Ready for winter with tonnes of salt
With winter fast approaching and temperatures plummeting across the UK, Countrywide Grounds Maintenance has stockpiled thousands of tonnes of salt, ready to keep local communities and businesses safe and on the move.
Our national network of 46 regional offices is prepared and ready to work around the clock, helping customers that include business parks, hospitals, schools, police, distribution and logistic sites, clearing footpaths, car parks or access roads.
Some regional offices have doubled the amount of salt for the winter ahead and have stockpiled it at their depots and key customer sites to ensure there is minimal disruption for when the weather gets more hostile.
One Countrywide Grounds Maintenance regional office ready to face the winter with confidence is Anthony Joyce, Regional Manager. He commented: “We are all stocked up and ready to do battle with the winter again this year. Once the bad weather arrives, quality salt becomes a lot more difficult to get hold of, so we are prepared and like to have plenty of supplies in stock. Our accurate daily weather report from the Met Office allows us to be ready for all winter weather eventualities and to ensure our nine-strong team are ready to do their 24/7 shifts across Middlesborough and Sunderland.”
Steve Jolly, Regional Manager of Countrywide Grounds Maintenance West Yorkshire, is another regional office that has been operating a 24/7 service to numerous customer sites across West Yorkshire for the past 15 years for both snow clearance and salt spreading. “To be one step ahead and ensure we can be proactive and as efficient as possible this winter, we have bought twice as much salt. Bad weather can cause huge disruption, particularly for businesses such as factories and distribution sites, so it is more important than ever that we provide a critical service to our customers and have the grit stored on-site to avoid business grinding to a halt.”
Paul McKeown, Managing Director of Countrywide Grounds Maintenance, added: “Preparations have been in place for a few months already by our regional offices to make sure roads, paths and car parks can remain clear this winter. Snow and freezing conditions can lead to treacherous conditions, causing financial losses for many businesses, so we are hoping that this winter won’t be a harsh one. But if it is, our regional offices are ready and will raise their game to keep the country moving.”